Editing Saint Vincent College (section)

==Athletics==
[[file:St vincent bearcats wmark.png|thumb|left|200px|Saint Vincent athletics wordmark]]
[[File:Chuck Noll field.jpg|thumb|230px|Saint Vincent football players during a game v Gallaudet in 2007]]
St. Vincent has intercollegiate teams, known as Bearcats, in women's bowling, football, baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, track, and tennis. The college is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Almost all teams compete in the [[NCAA Division III]] [[Presidents' Athletic Conference]] (PAC). Two sports that are not sponsored by the PAC have other affiliations. In bowling, a sport with [[NCAA Bowling Championship|a single championship]] for all three NCAA divisions, the Bearcats compete in the [[Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference]] (AMCC). 

The newest varsity sport of men's volleyball, introduced for the 2020 season (2019–20 school year), is playing its first season as a Division III independent until joining the AMCC for the 2021 season and beyond. The school also offers men's ice hockey and men's and women's rugby as club sports. The college also has an equestrian team that competes in the [[Intercollegiate Horse Show Association]]. One Saint Vincent basketball player, [[Daniel Santiago]], has played in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]].

The athletic colors are green and gold.

===Pittsburgh Steelers training camp===
[[File:Steelerstrainingcamp.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Steelers at the St Vincent training camp in 2006]]
Since 1966, the college has served as the training camp host of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Schmitt |first=Collin |date=2023-06-20 |title=How The Strong Relationship Between The Pittsburgh Steelers And Saint Vincent College Began Back In The 1960s |url=https://www.steelernation.com/2023/06/10/steelers-strong-relationship-saint-vincent |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=steelernation.com |language=en}}</ref> Before 1966, the team practiced at various locations around Pennsylvania and out of state including the [[University of Rhode Island]].<ref name=":0" /> In 1963, the campus was damaged by a large fire and during the rebuilding, more buildings were added to the campus to provide more housing for players.<ref name=":0" /> Rooney Hall, completed in 1995, is a residence hall that is used by the Steelers during their stay on campus each summer. It is named in honor of the Steelers' founder, [[Art Rooney|Arthur J. Rooney Sr.]]{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

[[Peter King (sportswriter)|Peter King]] of ''Sports Illustrated'' said about Chuck Noll Field, the site of training camp, "I love the place. It's the perfect training camp setting, looking out over the rolling hills of the [[Laurel Highlands]] in [[Western Pennsylvania|west-central Pennsylvania]], an hour east of Pittsburgh. On a misty or foggy morning, standing atop the hill at the college, you feel like you're in Scotland.  Classic, wonderful slice of [[Americana (culture)|Americana]]. If you can visit one training camp, this is the one to see."''<ref>''[https://archive.today/20120728235101/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/08/20/steelers.postcard/index.html Postcard from camp: Steelers]'', Peter King 08-20-2010.</ref>

===Other sports===
The main athletic center is the Robert S. Carey Student Center. It was formerly known as Sportsman's Hall, after the original name of St. Vincent Parish, and Kennedy Hall, after President [[John F. Kennedy]], who received an honorary degree of law on February 4, 1958. It contains a gymnasium, swimming pool, student union, and fitness center.

In 2011, the Bearcat basketball team,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2011/3/21/WBB_0321110035.aspx |title=Sedlock named All-America |access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref> led by All-American Brittany Sedlock, became the first team in school history to qualify for the NCAA Division-III postseason since the school made the move from the NAIA.  Ranked among the top-20 nationally throughout the season,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2011/3/4/WBB_0304111239.aspx?path=wbball |title=Bearcats' season ends with loss to Greensboro |access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref> the Bearcats were defeated in their opening-round National Tournament game by Greensboro College.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tribune-Review |url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_716040.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906160442/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/westmoreland/s_716040.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2012 |title=St. Vincent mourns ... together |access-date=27 July 2012 }}</ref> The women's basketball team overcame a major tragedy during the 2010–11 season with the Christmas Day 2010 death of Kristen Zawacki (1958–2010), the lone women's basketball coach in the program's 25-year history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/sports/2011/1/17/WBB_0117115432.aspx?path=wbball |title=Remembering Coach Zawacki |access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref> Zawacki, also the school's associate athletic director, won over 500 games in her career.<ref name="NCAA News">{{cite web|last=NCAA |first=News |url=https://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/ncaa/ncaa/ncaa+news/ncaa+news+online/2011/ncaa+record/the+record+4_28_2011 |title=User ID/Password required |access-date=29 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616090241/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/ncaa/ncaa/ncaa+news/ncaa+news+online/2011/ncaa+record/the+record+4_28_2011 |archive-date=June 16, 2012 }}</ref> She was succeeded by assistant coach Jimmy Petruska, who was named interim coach immediately following her death, before being officially named the team's head coach on April 27, 2011. During his eight-year tenure, Petruska's teams have qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs three times, highlighted by a 2018–19 season in which the Bearcats finished 23-5 overall and 15–1 in conference to earn their first PAC title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2019/2/23/womens-basketball-svc-wins-pac-championship-earns-berth-in-ncaa-tournament.aspx|title=SVC wins PAC Championship, earns berth in NCAA Tournament|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2019-07-11}}</ref>

In 2016, the Saint Vincent men's basketball team earned their fourth straight Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament Championship by defeating Thomas More College 65–62 to advance to the NCAA National Tournament and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2016/2/27/team-effort-leads-svc-to-fourth-straight-pac-championship.aspx?path=mbball|title=Team effort leads SVC to fourth straight PAC Championship|website=Saint Vincent College|access-date=2016-07-17}}</ref>

On June 27, 2017, the school named Brian Niemiec the head coach of the men's tennis team. In doing so, Niemiec became what is thought to be the youngest head coach of an NCAA team at the age of 21 years, 10 months, and 9 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2017/6/27/niemiec-named-to-mens-tennis-coaching-position.aspx?path=mten|title=Niemiec named to men's tennis coaching position|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2018-04-20}}</ref>

The Saint Vincent women's lacrosse team, coached by Jym Walters, boasts the top scorer in NCAA Division III history. As a senior in 2018, Maggie Nelson set Division III records with 141 goals and 178 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2018/5/4/womens-lacrosse-nelson-sets-d3-career-goals-record-as-svc-falls-to-w-j-in-orlc-tournament.aspx|title=Nelson sets D3 career goals record as SVC falls in ORLC Tournament|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> During her senior campaign, Nelson scored 10 or more goals in 11 different games, while her 19 points (11 goals, 8 assists) in an April 11 win over Chatham University were also the most in a single game in NCAA D-III history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2018/4/11/womens-lacrosse-nelson-schwaiger-set-records-in-25-10-victory-over-chatham.aspx|title=Nelson, Schwaiger set records in 25-10 victory over Chatham|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> Nelson was featured in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" on May 18, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.stvincent.edu/news/2018/5/18/womens-lacrosse-sports-illustrated-features-maggie-nelson-in-faces-in-the-crowd.aspx?path=wlax|title=Sports Illustrated features Maggie Nelson in Faces In The Crowd|website=Saint Vincent College|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12}}</ref> After the 2019 season, Nelson's 496 career points rank second all-time in NCAA Division III history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/LAX_Records/2019/D3Women.pdf|title=NCAA Division 3 Women's Lacrosse Records}}</ref>